head to head
vs
Black MesavsJak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Black Mesa leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Black MesaJak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Black Mesa leans harder on variance: Minor enemy placement surprises first run
Optimization6 vs 5
Black Mesa leans harder on optimization: Route, resource, and encounter knowledge
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.